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Rude, Weird and All That

August 1, 2024- Years ago, a little girl in one of my classes protested: "Mister Gary, him being wude (sic)!" There actually was a basis in fact for her complaint, but for one thing: The boy's rudeness was directly in response to her rude behaviour …
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Rude, Weird and All That

By Sagittarian Seeker on August 1, 2024

August 1, 2024- Years ago, a little girl in one of my classes protested: "Mister Gary, him being wude (sic)!" There actually was a basis in fact for her complaint, but for one thing: The boy's rudeness was directly in response to her rude behaviour towards him. The problem was only resolved over time, by the staff modeling politeness towards one another and towards the students, sometimes despite the kids' impolitic.

We have had a spate of public commentary, lately, pointing fingers at certain figures for "being rude", when they are merely being blunt or direct, in their criticism or questioning. Others are enjoying poking fun at what they see as "weird" behaviour, even if the behaviour in question has not been substantiated, and is reported as "rumour has it that......".

I remember watching a cartoon, when I was about ten years old. Bandleader Don Redman did a short cartoon, featuring his song,"I Heard", which obliquely dealt with conjecture among coal miners eating lunch in a cafe. Mom was no fan of jazz, back then, especially on a children's cartoon, but she said that Redman had a point-People should not make assumptions about anything, based on rumour. Her mantra was " 'I thought' once got a man killed". We were always encouraged to think things through and get the facts, before heading down the wrong path.

I get the temptation to take the low road, sometimes just because of fatigue or insecurity. The higher ground is, however, the only place where we are unlikely to be flooded by the dirty rivers of misinformation and character assassination. Truthfulness can keep us on the right path. Falsehood, even with the best intentions, can only be a destructo beam.

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